Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.32
Liaison Andrea Trimble
Submission Date Feb. 15, 2012
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University of Virginia
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Marcus Martin
Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity
Office for Diversity and Equity
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Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee?:
Yes

The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :

Objectives:

1. To provide a forum where representatives from various segments of the University community can come together to discuss and consider forward-looking, proactive strategies, methods, and approaches that will help to make U.Va a more diverse and welcoming environment at all levels;
2. To create a setting in which representatives can present diversity-related issues and considerations that are occurring either within their own administrative unit, or within other areas that they have either knowledge about or interest in; and
3. To review information and materials that are intended to enhance and celebrate diversity that are being used or discussed in other higher education institutions, or in other settings, to determine whether they might have any applicability to U.Va.


Members of the committee, including job titles and affiliations :

Jonathan Bowen, Assistant to the President and Writer, President's Office
Gertrude Fraser, Vice Provost for Faculty Recruitment and Retention, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
Margaret Dame, Clinician III, Provost Employee Council
Michelle Packer, Associate Director of Development,Senior Vice President for Development and Public Affairs
Sheri Winston, Director - Audio Visual Group, Assistant Vice President for University Relations
Carolyn Dillard, News Officer for Broadcast and Diversity Communications, Assistant Vice President for University Relations
M. Norman Oliver, Professor, Office of the Vice President and Dean, School of Medicine
R. Ed Howell, Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Center
Cheryl Apprey, Director for Graduate Student Diversity Programs, Office of the Vice President for Research
Tamara Sole, Learning and Development Manager, Office of the Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Gary Nimax, Assistant VP & Director of University-Related Foundation Administration, Office of the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Leslie Haughton, Director – Supplier Diversity, Office of the Vice President for Management and Budget
Debbie Mincarelli, ITC Human Resource Manager, Office of Information Technology and Communication
Maurice Apprey, Dean of African-American Affairs, Office of the Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer
Erica Spangler, Director of Graduate Admissions, School of Architecture
Robert Fatton, Julia Allen Cooper Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Sarah Wilcox-Elliott, Assistant Director of Student Affairs, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
Kellie Sauls, Associate Director of Admissions, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
Andrea Roberts, Assistant Professor, McIntire School of Commerce
Bob Covert, Associate Professor, Curry School of Education
Ashley Fleming, Inquiries and Prospects Manager, School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Maria Chee, Associate Director – BIS, School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Carolyn Vallas , Lecturer - Assistant Dean - Center for Diversity in Engineering , School of Engineering and Applied Science
Martha Ballenger, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, School of Law
Judy Pointer, Program Manager, School of Medicine - Center for Health Disparities
Connie Lee, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Clay Hysell, Lecturer, School of Nursing
Valerie Gregory, Associate Dean of Admissions, Office of Admissions
Shurtone Lee, Athletics
Vicki Gist, Assistant Dean of Students, Office of the Dean of Students
Don Sundgren, Chief Facilities Office, Facilities Management
Rebecca Leinen, Human Resource and Training Director, Facilities Management
Vincent Jones, Police-Lieutenant, UVA Police Department
Rachel Spraker, Affirmative Action Specialist, Equal Opportunity Programs
Blaine Norum, Professor, Faculty Senate
Aaron Laushway, Associate Dean of Students, General Faculty Council
Al Sapienza, Director – Organizational Development, University Libraries
Sharon Davie, Director, Women’s Center
Andrew Chancey, Assistant Director for Finance and Program Analysis, Miller Center
Edward Warwick, Program Coordinator, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center
Debbie Berkeley, Assistant Director, Elson Student Health Center
Kate O'Varanese, Graduate Student, Learning Needs Evaluation Center
Laurie Shaffer, Learning Needs Evaluation Center
Jasmine Jefferson, Graduate Student
Salma Nabi, Undergraduate Student
Esther Park, Student


The website URL where information about the diversity and equity committee is available:
Does the institution have a diversity and equity office?:
Yes

A brief description of the diversity office:

The Office for Diversity and Equity (ODE) provides leadership, information, consultation, coordination, and assistance to the various units and constituencies within the University of Virginia in an effort to embrace diversity and equity as pillars of excellence, synergize actions at all levels of the institution, and cultivate inclusiveness and mutual respect throughout the community. The Office also reaches beyond the University to establish beneficial relationships with individual and institutional partners who share mutual goals and interests.

ODE was created in fall 2005 as a recommendation of the President’s Commission on Diversity and Equity, a yearlong study launched on fall 2003 to examine the social and academic cultures at the University.


The number of people employed in the diversity office:
6

The website URL where information about the diversity and equity office is available:
Does the institution have a diversity and equity coordinator?:
No

Diversity coordinator’s name:
Dr. Marcus Martin

Diversity coordinator's position title:
Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity

A brief description of the diversity coordinator's position:

As Vice President and Chief Office for Diversity and Equity, Dr. Marcus Martin leads University efforts to promote an inclusive and welcoming environment that embraces the full spectrum of human attributes, perspectives, and disciplines.


The website URL where information about the diversity and equity coordinator is available:
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